By Keith Roach, M.D. TITLE: 63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines---DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, yo ...

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

Improving Vitamin D3 status could potentially bolster antiviral defense mechanisms and reduce susceptibility to viral infections among children in the southern and central provinces of Iraq. Further ...

-- Zero shingles cases after 18.8 months follow-up in 619 patients receiving any dose of amezosvatein, a development-stage adjuvanted subunit vaccine -- Ten shingles cases would have been expected ...

By adulthood, more than 90% of Americans have had chickenpox. Since the mid-1990s, most children have been vaccinated against the infection. The disease is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), ...

Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox, known as the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). As with HSV, VZV embeds itself on spinal nerve roots after the initial ...

It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten something in it. But the next day, as she was pushing her hair back on that side of her head, she ...

Varicella zoster virus (VZV), a member of the Herpesviridae family, is a highly contagious and neurotropic virus that only infects humans. All herpes viruses have the capacity to induce lifelong ...

Virus–host interactions are the viral and host processes that occur during viral infection, which enable both partners to respond to each other. Viral RNA and protein are found to persist in ...

These structures also hold fluids and help regulate your sense of balance. Your ears can become infected with bacteria and viruses, causing inflammation or infection and affecting your hearing and ...

Marburg virus is a highly contagious and deadly viral disease that can cause severe hemorrhagic fever. It is transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids or animals, such as bats.

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, ...